Britt G. Hallqvist Explained

Britt G. Hallqvist
Birth Name:Britt G. Nyman
Birth Date:14 February 1914
Genre:children's songs, Christian hymns
Occupation:hymnwriter, poet, translator
Awards:Nils Holgersson Plaque

Britt Gerda Hallqvist, née Nyman[1] (14 February 1914 in Umeå, Sweden – 20 March 1997 in Lund, Sweden) was a Swedish hymnwriter, poet, and translator. Her grandfather was the medical professor Salomon Eberhard Henschen and she was also the cousin of the neurology professor David H. Ingvar and his sister Cilla Ingvar.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ne.se/lang/britt-g-hallqvist "Britt G Hallqvist"